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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05
LlFE-SAviNG SERVICE,
Importance and Extent of This Branch of
Government Work.

importance ana Extent or This Branch of
Government Work.
From time to time throughout the
year the daily press gives an account
of a shipwreck, and in most cases this
account includes a more or less de-
tailed history of the efforts of the crew
Of some life-saving station to rescue
from the angry sea the imperiled pas
sengers and sailors. These stories are
read and soon forgotten except by tho
few who took part in the struggle. or
possibly by some writer of romance
who finds in them tho best possible
material for his work. But when these
brief histories are brought together. rs
has been done for the year ending june
80. 1886. in the annual report of the
Life-Saving Service Bureau of tie
Treasury Department. it forms vol
umc of over 500 pages, which gives one
q Iealizing sense of the importance and
extent of this branch of Government
work.
The United States Life-saving Service
includes 211 stations, of which 165 are
on the Atlantic Coast. IS on the Lakes,
z on the Pacific coast, and one at the
Falls of the Ohio, at Louisville. Ky.
These stations hail to do with 322 dis
asters to documented vessels during tho
year, involving properly valued ut
S6,5O2, 1856. and 2.726 lives. OF the lives
2 500 were saved and 27 lost; of the
property $5,073,078 was saved and
81, 429. 057 lost.
The total expenditure for the service
during the year, including salaries of
officers and clerks in the central Office.
was n little over $S70.000. 1t 10 n large
sum. but enc which il extremely well
invested in wow OF the results obtained.
and We believe there is no bureau which
is more carefully and economically man
aged or which is more deserving OF
public approval and support. SANITARY
Engineer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05

when child first begins to do wrong.
especially When he means and plans
to do it, it is almost next to impossible
to get back into the right path again.
| And the truth is, that young man, when
little boy, all at once made up his
mind after havinga long, happy vaca-
ton, that he wouldn't study any more
nor behave well in school. SO he would
start out in the morning nicely dress
| eG, well fed. and with his mother
fond kiss on his cheek; then he would
enter the school room and eat peanuts
he had already shelled. and when the
teacher wasn't looking he would do a
great many things to make the other
| children laugh, and finally he acted so
badly that the teacher had to send him
home"
"Why, Tommy Jenkins!' cried Su-
sic, interrupting her mamma at these
familiar words, ''those are the very
things you said you meant to do when
you went back to schoolw Susie S
amazement at the outcome of the little
story got the better of her usual habit
of shielding Tommv's faults.
Poor Tommy! His face had been
growing very red, his chest was swell
ing and his breath coming very quickly
at the last part of the story, but when
his papa slowly lowered his paper from
mis- face. and said in a surprised.
grieved tone: "Why, my little sonr'
it was altogether too much. Down
went Tommy's fair little head into his
mammals lap, and for few minutes
the sound of his crying was all that
was heard in the room.
Susie was all pity and repentance,
and tried her best to tell how sorry she
was that she had told on him." But
after a time Tommy's sobs ceased and
he became very quiet. Papa and NAM
ma began talking about some other
little matters. then mamma said it was
bedtime. At this, Tommy raised his
head and said, in low, resolute voice:
I'm just a-goin' back to school
Monday morning to be the best boy
there is! l amt goin' to grow up not
10 nave any nome and no friends, or not
to know how to do things real proper. 1
really did mean to be a bad boy for
little while, but if it's so hard to get
good again, l just amt goin' to make
my papa and mamma 'shamed and
spoil myself. all for bein' badr'
And Tommy went back to school
with such good resolutions that one
day, when the teacher met his mamma,
ha said Tommy was one of his best
scholars, and if he went on as he had
begun h would soon be at the head of
his division.
And papa, who was reading his paper
when mamma told of it that evening.
looked up and said in way which
made Tommy's eyes shine with pleas
urc: That's my own little mani
Mrs. Harriet 4. CheeUer, IN CHRISTIAN at
H,ort.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05
The First Lightning Rod.

r II we are to believe an Austrian
paper, the first lightning rod was not
constructed by Franklin. but by
monk of Seuftenberg, in Bohemia,
named Prohop Diwisch, who installed
an apparatus the 18th of June. 1854. in
the garden of the curate of Prenditz
(Moravia). The apparatus was COM
posed of a pole surmounted by an iron
rod supporting twelve curved-ur
branches, ana terminating in as many
metallic boxes, filled with iron ore and
closed by a lockwood cover. travcrsed
by twenty-seven sharp iron points,
which plunged at their base in the ore.
All the system was united to the earth
by large chain. The enemies of
Diwisch, jealous of his success at tho
court of Vienna, excited the peasants
of the locality against him, and under
the prctext that his lightning rod was
the cause of the great drought, they
made him take down tho lightning rod
which he had utilized for SIX years.
What is most curious is the form of this
first lightning rod, which was of multi
pie points like the one which M. Nielsen
afterward invented. Boston Budget.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
SYZENTERES.

Did you ever hear of the place, my dears,
That is called the country of Syzenteresg
Where the children whine, and the babies cry,
And even the grown folks droop and sighs
Their faces are long with look OF dread,
Their eyes are moist, and their noses red;
For the trials and troubles, and doubts and fears
Are the commonest things in Syzenteres.
Whenever the day is bright and warm,
They frown and say: Look out for storm"
Whenever it happens TO rain or snow
They grumble and say is always so.
They cat their fruit when it's green and small
For fear it should blight, or wither and fall,
For people will shut their eyes and ears
To omens Of good il Syzenteres.
The children cry when they're asked to tea.
For fear they should fail to 60 you see;
Then they're kept at home because they CRY,
And they feel that the world is all awry
If you give them doll or plaything gay,
They cry for fear it viii break some day;
And 1t will full soon for doubts and fears
Make all things brittle in Syzenteres.
This land is not very far away
And you may be wanted there some day
If you pout and whine, and whimper and tease
Whenever you can not do as you please
Just put on smiling face and see
How happy and bright the world can be,
And mover consent to live, my dears,
La the sorroWful state Of Syzentcros.
YOUTHS Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05
Killed by Absinthe.

Absinthc IS used by nearly all modcr-
ate drinkers here as an appetizer be-
fore dinner. and its opalne tint in the
tumblers set before bouevardiers at the
"absinthe hour is pleasant enough to
look upon; but its immoderate use is
productive of untold evil. AS the chron-
icles of the hospitals can vouch for; and
its slaves are becoming more numerous
every day, particularly among tho
poorer classes, who fly to it because it
is cheap ard soon into7icates. A man
known in the neighborhood of the milf
tary school as Pcre Frederic. who was
once an operate ''primo-tenorc" OF re-
pute in the provinces. has just died
from the effects of the noxious decoc-
ton, thus adding one victim more to
the long list of persons called buveUrs
d. abstnthe. Frederic destroyed his
larynx by his favorite drink. but he
managed to exc out a miserable exist
ence by singing in third-class cd1cS-coR-
certs. He was engaged lately in one Of
these places. but the proprietor of the
establishment became bankrupt and
paid off his tenor with "a bottle of alb
sinthe.r The broken-down singer, who
had no money for food, went home to
his garnet and poured the contents OF
his quart bottle down his throat In
the morning he was "as dead rs door
nail. Paris Letter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05

Tom Anjerry. student at the UNI
versity of Texas, was brought up rs a
witness before an Austin justice of the
peace.
II desire to remind you that you are
under oath, and if you make any false
statement you will render yourself
liable to be prosecuted for perjury"
said the justice, severely. This threat
of the justice made considerable impress
sion on Anjorry.
What is your name"
Thomas jefferson Anjcrrv."
"You are student at the Univor-
sityP'
"Yes."
"What do you study"
"Nothing, "-Ie1dS S0tjaSs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05

Miss Wilkes, of Washington square.
New York, was literally frightened to
death at North Conway, N. H.. the
other day. She was out driving and
the horses ran Away, she remaining in
the carriage. After she was rescued
she lived but half an hour, the fright
having caused the bursting of q blood
vessel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05
Won't Have a Show.

1t was very late and Brown was steer
ing Robinson homeward.
What will you say to your wife9"
Brown asked.
mot n (hic) word" said Robinson.
"Why notP"
~ won't have (hic) chance. IN
!. SVm
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05

-Forty-fve years ago there wasn't
p stage stamp in the United States,
says the Buffalo Courier; but in the
last twelve months the people of this
country have individually and severally
put their tongues out 1,96S, 341. 600
times to moisten the postage stamps
for the billions of letters and millions
of newspapers, periodicals and parcels
that are carried and delivered by the
Government
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05

-"Bill," said the Prince, with some
hesitation, II want to speak to you on
rather delicate subject, and trust
you won't be offended" Speak right
out, old boy" was Bills hearty re-
ioindcr. well, mother wants 90 ask
Dirty Dog to dinner, and she was won
dering if he would mind her directing
the note of invitation TO Soiled Ca
nine" N. y Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05

--Teacher TO boy who had TO be cor
rected freq ently) -"Can't you tell me
where tho Blue Ridge isP" Boy Cub
bling his shoulder) -"No; but can cll
you where the black-and- ridge is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05

I'm high northern latitudes tho In
habitants wear the skins of elder ducks
as clothing with the feathers inside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
FLAMES IN THE PUCK BUILDING.
nv ffRfI NOfN 1CfH1r1RH'N''
CHIEF SHAY ANGRY BECAUSE THE LAW WAS VI


LATED-THE LOSS NOT HEAVY.
Boys who had been playing In Mulberry-st
ran. to Police Headquarters shortly before 10
O'Clock last night and said that tho Puck
Building. at Houston and Mulberry sta, was
on fire. reporter sent out alarm. Flames were
in the of tho sevenstory building They were
burning the fourth oor In the western part Of tho
hugo structure when the hremen arrived. third
alarm ordered by Chief Shay and work
was begun in earnest There trouble in getting
into the building from the Houston-st side. John J.
Morris, who at Headquarters when the fire was dis
covered directed two companies OF fremon into en-.
trance in Muberry-st while the heavy doors of the
other front being forced open, II looked
for time AZ IL the fire woud get beyond control and
would destroy the big building but BY desperate work
aud good luck tho managed check the names west
Of the heavy partition wall which divided the building
Chief shay was angry when he made the discovery
ms Sas htsS sso eut stairwS az violation S1t s%
70 that floor Fireman Robert wsace Of Engine No. 3s.
had bad fall the second floor and hurt
his hip 30 seriously that II was neces-
destroyed much OF the stock In the fourth and afth so-
rss which occupied by @. p Baldwin. bookbiudor.
and by stadeckor Emshemer, manufacturers OF hat
The loss of Mr. Baldwin was estimated last night at
a stock Of hats belonsins to Trest & 60.
Ss stock q % 70 e. sa s 81 x.ss % so sss
ilthouaphcr, and Keppler a. schwarzman the proprio
OF ck Tho property Is all covered by insurance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
VICTIMS OF A CARELESS MAN.
FIFTEEN MINERS PRIsoNED BY FLAMES

ACCIDENT AT VIRGINIA CITY-FIvE DEAD BODIES
REcOvERED-sIx MEN REsCUED-THE REST
STILL IN PERIL
VIRGINIA CITY, Nev June 25-A fire began In the Best
and Belcher mine yesterday II was supposed that all
except six had escaped To-day 1t Is learned that
five men were shut of from escape in the s00oot level
and four men In the 400foot level Of the Gould and
Curry mine making in all fifteen miners imprisoned
The fire due miners carelessness In leaving
candle near one OF the old timbers Of the Gould q
Curry mine the fifteen hundred level Had not
been for Superintendent Patients forethought In bulk
heading the shaft where 1t occurred every man In the
mine would have perished. Tho six who on the
fifteen hundred foot level of tho Gould Curry
blinded by the dense and could not find the cage.
They reached the signal bells however, and they rang
for several hours Five miners who in the four hun
dred foot level made desperate effort the
Bonner shaft but were caught by smoke and suocatcd
Their bodies taken out after Another force
OF five men were tho s00foot level but they were
reached by q rescuing party and taken out all right
All night the work Of rescuing the six imprisoned men
went but the hours passed, tue hope Of getting
them out alive grew less This rcscung party Is still
at work but Superintendent Patient says 1t will take
fully twenty-four hours to knock q hole
through the ground IL hard The
mon working ten minute shifts and all
roalizc the importance Of making the connection 1t
that some OF tne imprisoned miners were alive at
made to the Consolidated ted - virginia mners from
below. They were in the shape Of several
sharp knocks and whom answered were repeated. At
At o'clock this morning the Consolidated Virginia
miners again gave signal but from that time NO more
have been received This leads tho fear
expressed By tho principal superntendents that none Of
the men will be found alive.
1t impossible for them to escape at tho 1900 sta
tion Of the Gould Curry shaft owing to the fire at
that point. which barred their exit
No water has yet been applied to the IRE, for
fear IL would drive tho smoke and gas back
to the face of the drift and sufocatc
the miners. The hre under control soon
after q to-day and the damage found trinng.
IL will take several weeks 70 suppress the fire In the
Gould Curry, the smoulderlng mbcrs will have to
be extnguished by c&rbonic acid gas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
FEATURES OF THE LABOR QUESTION.

Tho employees of Kinds, Ketoham & Co. label
printers Of Williamsburg are still on strike. The
trouble originated some time ago with the paper
cutters, who are attached to District Assembly No.
AZ. They demanded the discharge of q man who had
been exreled from their organization. When they
struck they appealed tor aid to the pressmen and en-
arayers who are attached to District Assembly No.
Ga. The latter appointed committee to see the firm
but were MT recognized. They then formulated Q
list of grievances OF their own. The pressmen and
feeders do not receive the union rate OF wages and
tho cngravers complain that four apprentices are EN-
ployed to each journeyman. All hands struck when
these demands were refused.
The ROYAL Baking Powder Company and Church &
Co.. manufacturer. OF saleratus' gho have their
labels printed by Kinds. Ketcham & Co., were asked
to cease their patronage They refused, and ill be
boyooted. Circulars have been sent to all the retail
grOeers associations.
The stereotypers employed by the American Press
Association Of Parkplnco. who make business OF
furnishing stersotyped plates to outof-town Psper',
were locked ont yesterday The men belong to Stsreo
made demands for higher wages, which were granted
In the evening, however they were told tn.t tnolr
filled by members OF the old sereotypers unon With
whom they have light. Tho State Board OF AibitrA-
tion have been asked to try to settle the strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
CLEVELAND FIERCELY DENOUNCED.

RESOLUTIONS REGARDING THE BATTLE-FIAG ORDER
by A CHICAGO GRAND ARMY POST
CHICAGO, juno 25 (SpeetdJ-At the last meeting
Of tho General Godfrey weitzel Post No 42o. O. A. r.,
Of this city, resolutions relating to tho return OF tho
Confederate Nags were adopted as follows;
"whercas, Grover Cleveland, President OF tho
United States has by the Issuance Of order direct
ing tho return to the States from which they were
captured all Of the battlofags, emblems of
treason prosttuted tho prerogatives OF tho highest
Office In the gift Of tho American people to base and
ignoble purpose, and given to the loyal sentiment OF
the Nation only another evidence of his unhtness for
tho Office he holds proving oonclusvey to the minds
Of all where his sympathcs lie and what he wouid
do II permitted The hand that would lower our
National ensign I'm honor Of and token Of mourn
ing Of the death OF the rebel Jake" Thompson, and
refuse to recognize officially the recent decease of the
distinguished and patriotic William A wheeler, late
ex Vice President OF the United States and an honored
resident Of his State; tho heart that would die
tate euogy upon the fc character and eminent SER
vices of John c. Calhoun the first traitor since Ar
mold to be read at the unveing OF his monument at
Charleston s. c., while speaking Of Union soldiers
only with derision and contempt, and their claims
upon nation deemed as dishonest and unworthy
serious consideration; all these place the Presdo1t
Of the United States In the category OF fawnlns
sycophant, who, failing to realize tho mOmont0us re-
sponsbtics placed In his hands, would sacrifice the
u
grand.cmcnt; would squandcr for naught tho blood
and treasure of tho and make the conQuerors suo
for peace at the feet OF the conquered;
"whercas The storm OF Indignation aroused by this
reasonable act has shown conclsvoly that the people
Of the LOYAL North are prepared to admit that they
were the conquered in the late cytl war; but that
treason is as Odous to day as e,cr was whenever IL
sfcmps TO nulllfy the results Of the great struggle
for National supremacy. and that while we have
great respect for the men who fought on the other
side and who have honestly accepted the results OF
The war; we can have nothing bu contempt ior MN
wbo while he would deliberately stir up strife ana
create bitter feelings Is too cowardy to light In sup
port of his cOnvictous ,,, , - .
Resolved, That VIC emphatcaly condemn as
crime against humanity, far reaching IN lts results
,he recent sacrIlcgious attempt OF the President OF
the Umted states 10 return 70 the states recently IN
rebellion the flags captured from them In the late
war As an insult to every loyal man who fought for
the preservation Of the Union, tho heinonsncss oi
which Is not condoned by tho resembling OF the Order
and that we earnestly request all loyal people every
where 10 stamp with the seal OF their dsapProbalIoh
he acts OF a inan who, white saying Public office
ia a public trust deliberately sacrifices the pubic
veal to his personal ends"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
,,v.1npJ11 on G4RpIyERs ISLAND.

a, tho North Atlantic Squadron under command OF Rear
Admiral stephen b. Luce. landed yesterday morning or
c.rdners Island for q days cncampment and drill
shor,v after o'clock the battaons left their respective
.hn. and manned the boats which were to convey the
20 ths hore Tows OF boats were formed ana win tns
stsa launches in the lead the brigade h'areo 'ne
ct Gardiners Island As soon as tne camp nau oeon
.t,b,,shed and the morning marching drills con-
,nda ,hs brigade went dinner. Numerous games OF
baseball were played by both officers and sailora
soon as the assembly had been again sounded taIges
~ acocE The baltalons formed In line on the regular
parade ground and opposite tue revlewx ssnu wns.e
,sw WAS held About y. the brigade was again en-
rarr ed and returned to the ships
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
RATES TO BE RAISED BY THE wABAsl

RATES TO BE RAISED BY THE WABASH.
CHICAGO, June 25 tSpeeial.-The Wabash b. LOUIS
and Pacific Railway to-day gave legal notice that Oh
July their rates from Chicago TO Eastern points
would be advanced To the same nto as quoted by the
other Eastern roads out OF Chicago. Tho wabash has
made heroic struggle, but has been forced 70 the
wall by tho refusal Of It's Eastern connections To
co operate with It, It Is understood that the Great
Western OF Canada, ono OF the links In the Wabash
route to tho soaboard refuses to receive at Do'roit
tho freight shipped eastward from Chicago, ana Will
not handle IL until the present bills oil adlng arc cor
rected Tho Oroat Western claims that 1t has boen
mado party to II Joint freight tarin from Chicago
to tho seaboard without consultation or any chorl
upon tho part OF tho wabash to ascertain whether
10 mako a lower than tho established tafiHs
agreed TO by tho central traffic and trunk lnes ano
will not become q party to any rto which VIII give
IL less than Ito proportion Of tho printed ASSOCIATION
tariffs Tho wabash Western may elect 10 stanu I'll
of tho cut Ia haul from Chicago to Detroit but me
tariff does not show this, and 1t would DO hardy
possible for IL to print Joint tarln wmoh ,
would qvo any such information PUB
fishing n separate tariff TO Detroit would have no
effect as that would neccssltate re-bllins az that
noint and thus ncutrallzo any advantage that might
accrue 20 n shipper from the lower rate Even should
tho Great western yield, whoh IL hsrily probable
tbe same hitch would occur at Buffalo, a. Information
was received Yesterday that both tho West shore ana
tho Lchgh Valley would refuse 10 participate Will
the Wabash
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
WAR oN MoNrREAL "puCKET.sHoPs.o

CHICAGO, juno 26.-A dispatch TO The DdRy Ao~S from
Montreal SAYS: War has been declared here by largo
grain and stock operators against the "buckot shops
and an attempt will DO made to close them up This
has been brought about by alleged dishonest dealing OF
ono OF the largest firms which refused to pay pront'
amounting to $1,000 in case aud In another 70
s5 900 on pork deal. An indictment was laid before
tho Grand Jury charge OF gambling, but was thr
out Now civil proceedings will DO Instituted to place
thu conoern In insolvency The prime mover sgainst
the shops 10 A. Kersack, leather merchAhI
He is backed up by others who clan 70 nave oeen
swndled Tho shop In question has forty two branches
In Canada and mad coined money eyeryw here. II has
ruined several persons here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
CANADA RETURNED THE BOATS.

DETROIT, June 25.-The trouble which g. II. Davis &
Co.. the Detroit fishing firm, had with the Canadian Gov
ernment has been adjusted. Frederick Lincoln. who
went Ottawa TO represent the rm has returned He
secured order at Ottawa from the Minister Of Fish
cries TO get his boats which the Canadian officer had
scizcd at French River Ont, being the property OF
s. H. Davis Co. The officer from whom Mr.. Lincoln
procured the license fish did not report promptly and
not until after the boats had been seized. He then
caimed did not give Mr. Lincoln the privilege Of
fishing but the receipt showed that he had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
rrnur IN rnr pHILA ADELPHTA BEAR PIl

PHILADELPHIA, June 25 (speetah-Keeper George
Harrison was badly wounded yesterday at the Geological
Gardens There was fight among the bears in the pit,
and Harrison rushed In to separate the lighting animals
hs sfound and his clothing torn 70 pieces He had t9
encounter six at time and wa: at ast rsscue9
sversi others suffered from the blows OF aciuo with
which he WAS armed.